Towards Carbon-Neutral Methanol Production from Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction
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Li, FengwangAbstract
Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels and chemicals powered by renewable energy is a promising method to reduce concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. Methanol, a value-added fuel and raw industrial material, can potentially derive from CO2 electroreduction. However, ...
See moreElectrochemical conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels and chemicals powered by renewable energy is a promising method to reduce concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. Methanol, a value-added fuel and raw industrial material, can potentially derive from CO2 electroreduction. However, this route has been plagued by insufficient selectivity, activity, and efficiency. This review summarizes recent advances of electrochemical CO2-to-methanol conversion, highlighting mechanistic studies, materials innovations, and reactor designs that aim for improving selectivity, activity, and efficiency of the reaction. The potential challenges and prospects are discussed to guide future advances of this emerging field.
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See moreElectrochemical conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels and chemicals powered by renewable energy is a promising method to reduce concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. Methanol, a value-added fuel and raw industrial material, can potentially derive from CO2 electroreduction. However, this route has been plagued by insufficient selectivity, activity, and efficiency. This review summarizes recent advances of electrochemical CO2-to-methanol conversion, highlighting mechanistic studies, materials innovations, and reactor designs that aim for improving selectivity, activity, and efficiency of the reaction. The potential challenges and prospects are discussed to guide future advances of this emerging field.
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2021Source title
ChemnanomatPublisher
WileyFunding information
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: S. Zhang, X. Jing, Y. Wang, F. Li, ChemNanoMat 2021, 7, 728., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202100102. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."Faculty/School
Faculty of Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringShare